15 October 2021 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General, Miami / South Florida
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The Venetian Islands are a chain of
artificial islands in
Biscayne Bay in the cities of
Miami and
Miami Beach,
Florida. The islands are, from west to east:
Biscayne Island (Miami),
San Marco Island (Miami),
San Marino Island (Miami Beach),
Di Lido Island (Miami Beach),
Rivo Alto Island (Miami Beach), and
Belle Isle (Miami Beach).
Flagler Monument Island remains an uninhabited picnic island, originally built in 1920 as a memorial to railroad pioneer
Henry Flagler. The islands are connected by bridges from the Miami mainland to Miami Beach.
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